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SvennoJ on 22 June 2024
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ICRC base in al-Mawasi camp ‘clearly marked’ with Red Cross emblems

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said the location of its humanitarian office at the al-Masawi camp for displaced people – which was damaged by shelling that killed at least 22 people and wounded 45 people on Friday – was known to warring parties.

“Firing so dangerously close to humanitarian structures, of whose locations the parties to the conflict are aware and which are clearly marked with Red Cross emblems, puts the lives of civilians and Red Cross staff at risk,” ICRC said in a statement after the attack.

“The strike damaged the structure of the ICRC office, which is surrounded by hundreds of displaced civilians living in tents, including many of our Palestinian colleagues,” the organisation said.

Though the ICRC said the deadly attack – which one witness told the Reuters news agency was carried out by Israeli tanks – was “one of several in recent days”, the organisation did not state who it believed was behind the camp bombing in its statement.



EU top diplomat demands probe into Gaza Red Cross office shelling

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has called for a probe into deadly shelling that damaged an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza.

“The EU condemns the shelling, which damaged the ICRC office in Gaza and led to dozens of casualties. An independent investigation is needed and those responsible must be held accountable,” Borrell wrote on X.